So if I wanted to find mars or something, how would I do this by looking at my phone when I'm outside? Do I just move my phone around until I see mars and then look up in the sky and it should be above me or something? That's what confuses me.

But to answer your question(s), they aren't real pictures...they are graphical representations that change based on where you point your phone.

So I would hold my phone in front of my face, up towards the sky, and it knows where I'm pointing and shows me exactly what i'm looking at. It changes in real-time, so I always have an accurate picture of the skies. So yes, you are moving the phone around to find the points you want to.

So if I wanted to find mars or something, how would I do this by looking at my phone when I'm outside? Do I just move my phone around until I see mars and then look up in the sky and it should be above me or something? That's what confuses me.

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YES! it should be "behind your phone" picture using your phone screen as a "sight"

Find a stellar object you recognize... Look at it on your phone, it should say that name you recognize... Start the program, and look at your screen, basically pointing the camera in the direction of the thing you are trying to target...

So which way do I point the phone? Does it use the back on the phone, top of the phone, or what? That's where I'm confused. Would I just point the top of the phone at the sky to see what is right above me, or would I point the back of the phone towards the sky?

So which way do I point the phone? Does it use the back on the phone, top of the phone, or what? That's where I'm confused. Would I just point the top of the phone at the sky to see what is right above me, or would I point the back of the phone towards the sky?

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find the moon in the sky and figure out how whats on the screen compares. basically its what you point the back of your phone at

If you are serious about this, you simply hold the phone like you are taking a picture of the sky. The app uses gps and accelerometers inside your phone to determine where you are and what you are pointing the camera end of the phone at.

So which way do I point the phone? Does it use the back on the phone, top of the phone, or what? That's where I'm confused. Would I just point the top of the phone at the sky to see what is right above me, or would I point the back of the phone towards the sky?

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find the moon in the sky and figure out how whats on the screen compares. basically its what you point the back of your phone at